Legal Opinion
United States v. Chavez-Diaz
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 18, 2006No. 05-2288PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.
Saul Chavez-Diaz pleaded guilty to illegal reentry after deportation subsequent to an aggravated felony conviction, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(2). He was sentenced to thirty months of imprisonment. Chavez-Diaz appeals his sentence, contending that the district court miscalculated his guideline range and that his sentence is unreasonable because mitigating circumstances warranted a lower sentence. We conclude that while we do not have jurisdiction to review the district court’s discretionary decision to deny a downward departure, we have jurisdiction…
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